| Travelling in turns usually is a problem
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| | address the above issues, until you can
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| of strength holding the postural plumb
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| | do rises and releves with correct posture
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| line. If the position and movement is not
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| | and placement. Learn some Pilates core
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| correct, the turns will travel and
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| | work, and stretch and relax all your
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| flounder.
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| | muscles, before, during and after class.
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| Here are 7 highly effective tips to
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| | ** To check your spotting, do an easy
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| examine your technique for fouettes and
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| | echappe from fifth to second, turning as
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| turns a la seconde:
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| | far as you can toward a quarter turn,
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| ** Standing sideways to a mirror, do a
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| | leaving your head to the front. I don't
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| few press ups in first position. Do you
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| | specifiy exactly how far you should turn,
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| have a postural plumb line? If your core,
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| | because this depends on the extent your
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| your turnout, your ankles and soles of
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| | head will turn without inclining.
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| the foot are steady, also check to see
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| | Continue to echappe turning, and close,
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| that these movements are done with no
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| | leaving the head behind, until you face
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| strain in the shoulders and neck.
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| | front, then repeat on the other side.
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| ** With fingertips on the barre, do slow
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| | This is just to feel the looseness of
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| motion press ups and down in retire, or a
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| | your neck muscles in leaving your head
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| la seconde. If you can do this without
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| | behind.
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| strain in the neck and shoulders, great.
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| | ** Repeat this exercise in retire or a la
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| If there is strain, you need to build up
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| | seconde. Use a partner, to hold the hand
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| strength in your core, and possibly
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| | of your supporting side as you turn away
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| overall. If a postural deviation from
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| | from the front. Again, this is to check
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| your plumb line shows up here, check for
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| | the neck (and shoulders) relaxation as
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| technical accuracy.
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| | you releve, and to check your postural
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| ** What specific technical accuracy? The
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| | plumb line in the position of your turn,
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| basics, always. Is your turnout strong,
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| | and your demi plie. (We haven't dealt
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| or have you compensated by shoving your
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| | with fouette yet).
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| supporting heel forward when you plie,
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| | ** For fouettes, use a partner in the
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| changing your center of balance? Are you
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| | center, to do your demi plie with the leg
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| dropping back in the bottom of the demi
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| | extended devant, and then do a slow
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| plie? A shorter demi plie is not a bad
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| | motion press up with the ronde de jambe
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| thing. What counts is being in good
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| | and into retire, turning a little. This
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| posture in your demi plie so that you can
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| | is to again check the postural plumb
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| press with your heel/foot, into the
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| | line, correct demi plie, and ease of the
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| floor, and use gravity to push up,
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| | neck in leaving the head behind.
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| without having to make another
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| | This whole process may take place over a
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| compensation to rise into a straight
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| | whole year. You will be doing your
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| position. It's a lot more work to keep
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| | pirouettes, fouettes and turns a la
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| all these compensations
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| | seconde all the time. But as you gain
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| countercompensations going.
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| | strength, and learn to see and feel those
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| I want to make a comment here about
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| | tiny compensations you have been doing,
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| Classical Stretch, the Full Body Workout
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| | you will build excellent work habits for
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| and Athletes' Intense Stretch. On a day
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| | these spectacular feats.
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| off dance classes, this is a wonderful
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| | Ballet is much harder to do wrong. If
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| routine. It is not too hard on the legs
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| | your early training wasn't the best, you
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| and back, which need to rest, it combines
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| | can back-peddle like this to correct
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| Pilates with balletic style for your core
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| | technique in your advanced levels.
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| strength, and it fulfills the need for
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| | For any overworked muscles use an ice
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| stretch and relaxation that most dancers
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| | pack at least twice a day. A homeopathic
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| neglect. Good muscle tone is not just
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| | cream called Traumeel is wonderful for
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| work, work, and more work.
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| | soft tissue repair. Apply after icing.
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| ** Spend several weeks if necessary, to
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